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Forest River bunk ladder may be attached to a wooden mattress insert, resulting in the ladder loosening.

NHTSA campaign 26V-609 · Reported September 23, 2026 · 111 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Forest River
VEHICLES AFFECTED
111
REMEDY
Dealers will replace the mattress insert with a metal frame, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Forest River, Inc. reported a problem with the body step/ladder. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The bunk ladder may be attached to a wooden mattress insert, resulting in the ladder loosening.

WHY IT MATTERS

A ladder that pulls away from the bunk increases the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will replace the mattress insert with a metal frame, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 26V-609.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 26V-609

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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